The Peruvian Communist Party ( Spanish : Partido Comunista Peruano , abbr. PCP) is a communist party in Peru that was founded in 1928 by José Carlos Mariátegui , under the name Peruvian Socialist Party ( Partido Socialista Peruano , PSP). The party changed its name in 1930. In contemporary Peruvian politics, the party is often referred to as the PCP (Unity) to distinguish it from similarly named communist parties, such as the Communist Party of Peru (Red Fatherland) and the Communist Party of Peru (Shining Path) .
4-464: The PCP is headquartered at Plaza Ramón Castilla , Lima , and publishes Unidad ("Unity") and Nuestra Bandera ("Our Flag"). The party participates in the annual International Meeting of Communist and Workers Parties (IMCWP). The PCP and other left-wing groups formed the political alliance United Left in 1980. In the 2011 general election , the party took part in the successful Peru Wins alliance of Ollanta Humala . Jorge del Prado
8-469: Is a public square in the historic centre of Lima , Peru . It is one of three squares through which Alfonso Ugarte Avenue passes—the others being Dos de Mayo and Bolognesi —and is also located at the intersection of Argentina and Emancipación avenues. It is named after former president Ramón Castilla . A tunnel runs underneath the square, through which the Metropolitano passes up and down
12-502: The avenue, with a station of the same name located directly under it. The square is the location of the Monument to Ramón Castilla , inaugurated on May 17, 1969. For the ceremony on that date, the 14- ton statue was transported from the workshop of its creator, the sculptor José Peña y Peña, to the square, passing through the main avenues of Lima, in a planned operation carried out in almost two hours, from 10:20 to 12:25, that required
16-479: Was the party's general secretary from 1966 to 1991. The PCP is currently led by Roberto de La Cruz Huamán. This communist party –related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a Peruvian political party is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Plaza Ram%C3%B3n Castilla (Lima) Ramón Castilla Square ( Spanish : Plaza Ramón Castilla ), formerly known as Union Square ( Spanish : Plaza Unión ),
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